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Yotta

Savings account app

Yotta logo
21-100 employees
  • B2C
  • Banking
  • Personal finance
  • Mobile
Union Square, New York, NY

Company mission

To change people's opinions about personal finance.

Top investors

Our take

A large proportion of Americans are financially insecure, with almost half having almost no savings. At the same time, the USA spends over $80 billion on the lottery each year, or about $600 per household, with almost no chance of a payout. However, with banks offering record low interest rates to savers, savings also have no chance of a payout.

Noticing a gap in the market here, Yotta Savings was founded to make savings more fun. Rather than paying a small amount of interest on deposits into each accounts, it pools some of the interest generated and offers prizes instead through daily number draws. This makes savings both more profitable and more interesting. So far Yotta has paid out $16 million to its 600,000 savers.

While Yotta is popular, it faces challenges in its road to profitability, and it may struggle as interest rates climb around the world as central banks respond to inflation (and thus make traditional savings accounts more attractive). However, in addition to its legion of fans, it has received significant backing from the investment community and its recent focus on development and user experience will stand it in good stead to continue its rapid growth.

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Freddie

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Benefits

  • Free lunch every workday, no matter where you are
  • Full medical, dental and vision insurance
  • Unlimited PTO (and we mean it)
  • 401k program
  • Annual company offsite event
  • New experience stipend–try something new, on us!

Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)

Feb 2022

$10m

EARLY VC

Feb 2021

$13.2m

SERIES A

Total funding: $26.5m

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Leadership

Was Data Product Analyst for YipitData and a Developer for Right Call Consulting.

Previously co-founded Entrypoint. Before that was an Investment Associate with Bridgewater Associates and a Trader at IMC Financial Markets.